StarTimes Bouquets
As Kenya goes digital, StarTimes join’s MultiChoice and Zuku TV as the latest entrant in Kenya’s pay TV market. Click here to read on the launch of StarTimes. StarTimes installation fee is KES 3,499 and with it comes…
Kenya Shilling Improves Against Dollar
The Kenya Shilling has gained 1% on the dollar in the last two weeks, putting an end to the losing run that the Shilling had suffered.
StarTimes Media Launches Digital TV
Digital Television signal provider StartTimes Media has today launched its digital TV services in the country. The channel which will broadcast on the new Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) approved decoders, DVB-T2 decoders will offer over 60 digital quality entertainment channel to the Kenyan…
Safaricom Share Active in Morning Trading
Safaricom has been the most active counter so far in the day's trading with 4.99 million shares traded thus far in the day. This is already more than the 4.017 million shares than the most-traded counter KCB did in total yesterday.
Shell Brand to Remain
Sources from Vivo energy have indicated that there is no completion of agreement to sell Shell assets in Africa, as it had been reported by some section of the media. The partnership between Vitol, an international oil trader and Helios, a private…
Our Projected Decline in Fuel Pump Prices
Here is our projected pump prices for the period between 15th June 2012 to 15th July 2012
CIC Insurance to List on the NSE
The CIC Insurance Group has received approval to list 2.1 billion shares to be sold at KES 3.50
PesaPortfolio – 12 June 2012
Below is the value of our portfolio as at the close of trading on Monday: Share Price (KES) Portfolio value (KES) Share Market Segment Units Latest Previous Latest Previous Mumias Sugar Company Manufacturing and allied 1,350.00 5.90 5.80 7,965.00 7,830.00…
Forex Trail – 12 June 2012
Below is a table showing the performance of the Kenya Shilling against the major international currencies and the currencies of our neighboring countries in the last two sessions, Friday 8 June and Monday 11 June, 2012. Currency US Dollars Euro Sterling Pounds SA Rand KES/USHS KES/TSHS KES/RWF Date 8/6/2012…
KCB Dominates at the NSE
The KCB share was the most active in yesterday’s trading session at the Nairobi Securities Exchange with 4.017 million shares traded in 103 bids. The counter dominated trading at the market, accounting for 37% of the 10.86 million shares traded and 56.5% of the total equity…
Stocks Watch – 12 June 2012
At the close of trading at the NSE yesterday, the NSE 20-share index stood at 3,657.01 while the All-share index stood at 78.43. The total number of shares traded stood at 10.855 million in 1186 deals. The equity turnover stood at KES 163.55 million. In today’s trading we will…
Mututho Laws, Have They Impacted Negatively?
When the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act of 2010, famously known as the Mututho laws (after the sponsor Naivasha MP John Mututho) was enacted, it introduced sanity and control in terms of drinking hours. However, there have been concerns raised about how the Act impacted uptake of illicit brews and the…
My Money in My 20’s
You got to realize that when I was 20 years old, I had a house, a Mercedes, a Corvette and a million dollars in the bank before I could buy alcohol legally – Dr Dre Your twenties signify an important point in life, one that could…
UAP to Venture into Real Estate
Insurace firm UAP‘s plans to venture into new markets in the region are well under way. The firm received capital injection of Ksh4.7 billion ($55 million) from a group of investors which will enable it to expand in the region. The investment deal has now altered previous shareholding to…
The Shilling Set to Gain
In the last few weeks the Kenya shilling has slipped against the US Dollar in an almost steady fashion. Our local currency hit a five month low of almost KES 88 per US Dollar. This declined seemed to nullify the gains the CBK has made since the beginning of the…
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